The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-01-28
Railroad Meeting.

Bolivar, assembled at Cne cOufl
House, Wednesday night, to discuss
the building OF the Tennessee Mid
land railroad, and to devise plans
to induce the projectors Of said road
to build through Bolivar and Har-
deman County.
On motion of Gen. r. P. Nicely,
Atr. P. I. Jones was elected chair
man.
Mr.. F. Fentress in a full and
elaborate speech stated the object
of the meeting, and set forth in a
clear and convincing manner, the
advantages of the route via Bolivar
and Henderson to the Tennessee
River and on to Nashville. and
showed the great benefits that would
accrue to these towns and the coun-
ties Of Hardeman and Chester by
the building of this road through
them.
Mr.. A. j. Coates, after a short
address, moved that a committee
Of five be appointed on resolutions.
This motion being adopted, the
chair appointed, Messrs. R. L.
Lightfort, Samuel Kahn, A. j.
Coates, f. Fentress, and T. E.
Upshaw.
The committee presented to the
convention the resolutions of MIR.
A. j. Coates. which wore unanimous
ly adopted:
Whereas, we the citizens Of Har-
deman County assembled in Bolivar
to take into consideration the inter
est Of the county in the construction
Of the projected railroad known as
the Tennessee Midland Railroad
through Bolivar and Hardeman
County, after a full discussion OF
the merits OF the said road.
That we believe that the constitute
ton of said railroad through Bolivar
would contribute greatly to the pros
perity and growth Of both this coun-
ty and town, and give to US facilities
for commerce and manufactures that
we do not now possess.
Resolved: That we respectfully
invite the projectors of the road to
visit our people at as early day as
practicable, so we may confer with
them as to the material advantage
Of building the same, and to indicate
to our people what will be expected
Of them in the way of material aiC
to the enterprise, and that the chair
man Of this meeting appoints com.
mittee to confer with said projectors
Mr., Fentress presented an addi'
tional series Of resolutions which
were adopted by the committee and
the convention:
Resolved;
l. That we hail with delight the
prospect of building a railroad from
Memphis to Nashville.
3. That lfIccated through the
county seats of Someryille, Bolivar
and Henderson we will contribute
literally to its construction.
3. That the projected line through
said towns, thence to TENNESSEE
River at Brownsport or Cedar
Greek Furnaces or WebBs Landing
and thence to Nashville, is the shor
est. most direct, most feasible and
cheapest route.
4. That said line penetrates the
intermediate country between the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
on the north and the Memphis &
Charleston Railroad on the South
and reaches by the most direct line
the valuable mineral lands of Mid
die Tennessee, the development o.
which will add millions to the tax
able wealth of the state.
5 That said line would build W
and maintain a profitable local bust
ness Of its own, which could not be
made tributary to any competing
line, and wocld Immediately open
to the commerce of the world a Sec
ton Of country not penetrated by
any other line and Develop terrific
rY unsul passed in timber and mineral
wealth,
6. That said line would affold t.
Hardeman, Fayette and Chester
counties and contiguous sectlous q
country direct route to the two
principal cities of Tennessee anf
save to said counties and contigu,
Gus sections in freight rates On cot.
ton alone not less that $4,000 eacl
year, besides obtaining the business
of transporting coal and supplies t.
tho Insane Asylum at Bolivar.
7. That we will donate n O rich,
Of way through said coun les and